Cited by 72Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentAdolescent Health and Behaviors

Engagement in Risky Sexual Behavior: Adolescents’ Perceptions of Self and the Parent–Child Relationship Matter

Kerpelman, Jennifer L., McElwain, Alyssa D., Pittman, Joe F., Adler-Baeder, Francesca M.·2016·Youth & Society

Abstract

The current study examined associations among parenting practices, adolescents’ self-esteem and dating identity exploration, and adolescents’ sexual behaviors. Participants were 680 African American and European American sexually experienced adolescents attending public high schools in the southeast. Results indicated that risky sexual behavior was associated positively with parental psychological control, and negatively with self-esteem and dating identity exploration. Parental support positively predicted self-esteem and dating identity exploration; psychological control also showed a positive association with dating identity exploration. Contrary to expectation, neither self-esteem nor dating identity exploration mediated associations between parenting and risky sexual behavior; moderation tests showed few differences. However, dating identity exploration showed potential to serve as a protective factor for higher risk groups (i.e., males, African Americans), and psychological control appeared particularly detrimental for older adolescents. Finally, youth from stepfamilies showed associations among the variables that differed from youth living in single-parent and two-parent biological/adoptive families.

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Authors
Kerpelman, J. L., McElwain, A. D., Pittman, J. F., & Adler-Baeder, F. M.
Affiliations
  • Auburn University (US)
  • Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
Corresponding author
Kerpelman, Jennifer L.
Venue
Youth & Society
Published
2013-03-03
Volume
48
Issue
1
Pages
101-125
ISSN
  • 0044-118X (ISSN-L)
  • 1552-8499
OpenAlex
W2330942870
Cited by
72
References
69
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 2
FWCI
7.21
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Youth & Society (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • Administration for Children and Families
  • Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Adolescent Health and Behaviors
Keywords
sexual risk behavior, adolescents, parenting practices, parental psychological control, parental support, self-esteem, stepfamilies, single-parent families, African American adolescents, European American adolescents, protective factors

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